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zeroamuckstogive · 4 years

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Keeping it Together

Social Media Positives

Social connection is important to our wellbeing. So much so that a UCLA Neuroscientist wrote a book about it. Matthew Lieberman is an originator of social cognitive neuroscience. His work focusses on how the human brain seeks socialization (Wolpart, 2013). Socially connected people have lower rates of anxiety and depression whereas people that are socially disconnected tend to have higher rates of psychological distress (Seppalla, 2012). Use of social media is simply using technology like a tool to stay connected while fulfilling our brain’s need to socialize. If you are interested in learning more about Wolpart’s work, you can connect with him on Twitter @social_brains . Social media helps people stay connected. Its an easy way to keep up with friends and family that we wouldn’t be able to as often. The ability to post pictures in real time and video chat are almost like being together.

What is homophily. Dictionary.com defines homophily as “the tendency to form strong social connections with people who share one’s defining characteristics, as age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, personal beliefs, etc.:political homophily on social media.” Information sharing is rapid through social media. This could be beneficial to sharing your thoughts and ideas with likeminded people. As we approach an election next week, I found it particularly interesting that Dictionary.com used political homophily as an example. I prefer to steer away from politics on my social media. The various platforms have made that more difficult by adding information about registering to vote and polling locations based on user location to their options. However instead of the information being a feature to choose it was implemented on all accounts. When I shared instructions on how to turn off the feature, I began seeing more political information in my feed. This brings me to algorithms.

Algorithms boost user content based on user interest instead of when the content was posted. Have you ever googled something only to find ads for that subject appearing in your Facebook feed? This is how algorithms work. Also, the users or accounts that you interact with the most? You will find those appearing first in your feed. Algorithms are supposed to give you, the user, a better social media experience, by giving you the most relevant information (Barnhart ). Algorithms promote homophily on social media. One way is through personality profiling. Algorithms attempt to bring relevant content to the user. Political Micro Targeting has shown to be effective at matching political advertising to a social media user’s personality traits (Brahim Zarouali, Tom Dobber, Guy De Pauw, Claes de Vreese). Being lead to more people with similar interests the algorithms promote or create homophily. All of this creates a sense of belonging and connection.

References

Barnhart, Brent Everything you need to know about social media algorithms. Sprout Social. https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-algorithms/

Seppala, PHD, Emma Psychology Today Connect To ThriveSocial connection improves health, well-being, and longevity. Posted Aug 26, 2012 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/feeling-it/201208/connect-thrive

Wolpert, Stuart. UCLA neuroscientist's book explains why social connection is as important as food and shelter. October 10, 2013 https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/we-are-hard-wired-to-be-social-248746

Zarouali Brahim, Dobber, Tom, De Pauw, Guy, de Vreese, Claes. Using a Personality-Profiling Algorithm to Investigate Political Microtargeting: Assessing the Persuasion Effects of Personality-Tailored Ads on Social Media. October 20, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650220961965

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inspirenationshow · 7 years

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HOW THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS CAN MAKE YOU SMILE! + Meditation! Emma Seppala PhD | Health | Inspiration | Self-Help | Inspire

If you’ve ever wanted less stress, greater happiness, and MORE success in your life, no matter what that looks like, then do we have the happiness producing show for you.

Today we’ll be talking with Dr. Emma Sepalla, Associate Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education Center at Stanford University, founder of Fulfillment Daily, a TEDx talk speaker who’s work has been featured in the Documentary Free The Mind and the author of a fascinating new look at the science of Happiness, The Happiness Track.

And that’s just what we’ll be talking about today, how to apply the science of happiness, to accelerate your success!

That plus we’ll talk about the danger of strengths, morning morality, the Stanford Duck syndrome, successaholics, the power of a hug, why we might want to stop paying attention, and start daydreaming, and why taking a take a 2 day silent retreat before surgery, just may be the greatest gift in the world.

Self-Improvement and Self-Help Happiness Topics Include:

How did she teach returning veterans yoga breathing techniques (to help with injuries, anxiety and PTSD)

What happened to veterans who did a one week breathing program

What are the incredible benefits of the breath

What she learned while interning for an international newspaper in Paris

What’s the Myth of Success and why’d she write The Happiness Track

What are the 6 myths with success?

What was it like first attending Stanford?

Who was Antonio Horta Osorio and what happened with him?

What’s an amazing benefit of showering?

Why we want to take time off from work

Why psychic yourself up by stressing yourself out is not the answer

What’s the importance of self-compassion

What’s wrong with checking our inbox?

Why we want to ‘Eat Your Frog’ (Brian Tracy)

Why you don’t want your email to invade your life

What’s the hangover effect

Why mindfulness is so important but we are never happier than being in the present moment

Why the answer may not be willpower or grit

What does calmness have to do with energy management?

Where does play fit into things?

Why life shouldn’t be so serious?

What we can learn from Dwight D. Eisenhower about play.

Why it’s so important to completely disconnect when you’re at home.

What we can learn from Salvador Dali

What we can learn from Pico Iyer and the Art of Silence

When stress is good

Why mindfulness may not be the best, but how meditation from the Art of Living may help.

What we can learn from Jack Ma and Alibaba

What’s the danger of self-focus?

What we can learn from congressman Tim Ryan

emmaseppala.com and have infrequent newsletter and facebook page and twitter on the science of happiness

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allbestnet · 7 years

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146 more books to read;-)

Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain–for Life - By David Perlmutter

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ - By Giulia Enders

The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet - By Nina Teicholz

VOICE: The Secret Power of Great Writing - By James Scott Bell

Coherence: The Secret Science of Brilliant Leadership - By Alan Watkins

4D Leadership: Competitive Advantage Through Vertical Leadership Development - By Alan Watkins

Wicked & Wise: How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems - By Ken Wilber and Alan Watkins

Voice Training: Get A Deeper Voice In 7 Days Or Less! Get Women Using Power, Influence & Attraction! - By Robert Moore

Voice Lessons: Vocal Training for Improving your Speaking Voice - By L. K. Fisher

Raise Your Voice - By Jaime J. Vendera

Complete Handbook Of Voice Training - By Richard Alderson

Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence - By Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal - By Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance - By Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes, Catherine McCarthy

The Power of Story: Change Your Story, Change Your Destiny in Business and in Life - By Jim Loehr

SPIN Selling - By Neil Rackham

The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy - By Lewis Howes

The Last Safe Investment: Spending Now to Increase Your True Wealth Forever - By Bryan Franklin and Michael Ellsberg

Abundance Now: Amplify Your Life & Achieve Prosperity Today - By Lisa Nichols and Janet Switzer

Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs - By Randy Gage

Driven: How To Succeed In Business And In Life - By Robert Herjavec

The Will To Win - By Robert Herjavec

Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!: Make Your Million-Dollar Idea into a Reality - By Lori Greiner

Cold Hard Truth On Men, Women, and Money: 50 Common Money Mistakes and How to Fix Them - By Kevin O'Leary

The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage - By Daymond John and Daniel Paisner

The Urban Monk: Eastern Wisdom and Modern Hacks to Stop Time and Find Success, Happiness, and Peace - By Pedram Shojai

Smart Fat: Eat More Fat. Lose More Weight. Get Healthy Now. - By M.D. Masley Steven and PhD Bowden Jonny

The All-Day Fat-Burning Diet: The 5-Day Food-Cycling Formula That Resets Your Metabolism To Lose Up to 5 Pounds a Week - By Yuri Elkaim

Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently - By David Ludwig

How to Be Interesting: (In 10 Simple Steps) - By Jessica Hagy

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person - By Shonda Rhimes

The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge - By Matt Ridley

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - By Yuval Noah Harari

Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up - By Patricia Ryan Madson

Where Good Ideas Come From - By Steven Johnson

The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection - Michael A. Singer

Constructive Living - By David K. Reynolds

The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology - By Gregg Krech

Billionaire In Training - By Bradley Sugars

The Star Principle - By Richard Koch

First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently - By Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman

What to Do When its Your Turn (and its Always Your Turn) - By Seth Godin

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us - By Seth Godin

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? - By Seth Godin

Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way - By Steven Pressfield

It's Not All About Me: The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone - By Robin Dreeke

Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness - By Alan Garner

Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions - By Guy Kawasaki

Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Can Achieve Outrageous Success - By Dan Waldschmidt

Life Mastery: How To Unleash Your Hidden Potential And Achieve Everything You've Ever Wanted - By Stefan Pylarinos

F.U. Money: Make As Much Money As You Damn Well Want And Live Your LIfe As YOu Damn Well Please! - By Dan Lok

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains - By Nicholas Carr

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain - By David Eagleman

Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain - By Michael S. Gazzaniga

How To Turn Your Talent in to Income: How to make money by following your passion, doing what you love and helping people along the way - By Red Mikhail

The Art of War - By Sun Tzu

The Art of Peace: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido - By Morihei Ueshiba

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - By Robert Fulghum

From Beginning to End - By Robert Fulghum

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson - By Mitch Albom

The Five People You Meet in Heaven - By Mitch Albom

Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence - By Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez

Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence - By Jacob Lund Fisker

The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness - By Dave Ramsey

How To Sell Your Way Through Life - By Napoleon Hill

The Wisdom of Andrew Carnegie as Told to Napoleon Hill - By Napoleon Hill

Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude - By Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory - By Brian Greene

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease - By Michael Greger and Gene Stone

If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy? - By Raj Raghunathan

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - By Cal Newport

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - By Greg McKeown

Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives - By Richard Swenson

The Art of Manliness - Manvotionals: Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues - By Brett McKay and Kate McKay

The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man - By Brett McKay and Kate McKay

The 50th Law - By 50 Cent and Robert Greene

The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator - By Leigh Thompson

The Writing System - By Daniel O. Graham and Judith H. Graham

Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business - By Charles Duhigg

Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate - By Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative - By Roger von Oech

The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need - By Juliet B. Schor

Making the Team - By Leigh Thompson

Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't - By Jeffrey Pfeffer

Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less! - By William S. Parrish Jr.

The Power of a Positive No: Save The Deal Save The Relationship and Still Say No - By William Ury

Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind - By David J. Linden

The Wisest One in the Room: How You Can Benefit from Social Psychology's Most Powerful Insights - By Thomas Gilovich and Lee Ross

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success - By Adam M. Grant

Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body - By Jo Marchant

The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life - By Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise - By Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease - By Marc Lewis PhD

Emotional Anatomy: The Structure of Experience - By Stanley Keleman

Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising that Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education - By Joseph H. Pilates

The Snuggle Party Guidebook: Create Deeper Friendships, Decrease Loneliness, & Enjoy Nurturing Touch Community - By Dave Wheitner

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants - By Robin Wall Kimmerer

Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges - By Amy Cuddy

The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity - By Norman Doidge

Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life - By John B. Arden

Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently - By David Ludwig

The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good - By David J. Linden

The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over - By Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins

You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom - By Phil Rosenthal

The Fountainhead - By Ayn Rand

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk! - By Al Ries and Jack Trout

Winning Through Intimidation - By Robert J. Ringer

Wellth: How I Learned to Build a Life, Not a Résumé - By Jason Wachob

One Million in the Bank: How To Make $1,000,000 With Your Own Business Even If You Have No Money or Experience - By Michael L. F. Slavin

Poised for Success: Mastering the Four Qualities That Distinguish Outstanding Professionals - By Jacqueline Whitmore

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - By Angela Duckworth

The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success - By Emma Seppala

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever - By Michael Bungay Stanier

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life - By William Deresiewicz

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants - By Malcolm Gladwell

The Journey Is Everything: Teaching Essays That Students Want to Write for People Who Want to Read Them - By Katherine Bomer

Life on Purpose: How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything - By Victor J. Strecher

Grit to Great: How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary - By Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World - By Adam Grant

Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life - By Amy E. Herman

Grit: How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up - By Martin Meadows

Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts - By Susan Cain

The Art of People: 11 Simple People Skills That Will Get You Everything You Want - By Dave Kerpen

The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence - By Dacher Keltner

Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average - By Joseph T. Hallinan

How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life - By Caroline Webb

Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire - By Paul Smith

The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness - By Todd Rose

Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire - By Paul Smith

Budget: Small Changes, Big Rewards - By Heidi Farrelly

Understanding the Messages of Your Body: How to Interpret Physical and Emotional Signals to Achieve Optimal Health - By Jean-Pierre Barral D.O.

The Importance Of Living - By Lin Yutang

Profit First: A Simple System to Transform Any Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine. - By Mike Michalowicz

Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy - By Robert H. Frank

Simple Success Secrets No One Told You About - By John Carlton

The Entrepreneur's Guide To Getting Your Shit Together - By John Carlton

White Horses: A Spiritual Journey along the Path of Happiness - By John Aston White

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do - By Sarah Knight

Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir - By Rich DeVos

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users - By Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick

Spin Sucks: Communication and Reputation Management in the Digital Age - By Gini Dietrich

What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest - By Denise Lee Yohn

Decoding the New Consumer Mind: How and Why We Shop and Buy - By Kit Yarrow

Hello, My Name Is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick - By Alexandra Watkins

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products - By Nir Eyal

Unconscious Branding: How Neuroscience Can Empower (and Inspire) Marketing - By Douglas Van Praet

#146 more books to read;-)

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